Health insurance gap after a layoff (update)

My family's coverage ended with the layoff and we have a prescription we cannot skip. This is my first time dealing with any of this. I do not want a gap in coverage. How fast did coverage start?

A free navigator at a community health centre walked me through my options. It took an hour and saved me a lot of guessing.

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It made the follow-up calls so much easier.